Mike, Chris, and Chigg are joined by LARP luminary Matt Webb to explore the setting basics of Cyberpunk 2020. This classic roleplaying game codifies the character roles of game structure of cyberpunk gaming decades later, and holds up as an entertaining and challenging roleplaying experience. The team discusses the setting's style, Night City, corporations, and edgerunner characters, while teasing future episodes on the Jackelope Cyberpunk: Night City LARP and a review of World of Future Darknes...
Mar 01, 2019•33 min•Ep. 97
Following the exploration of Kindred of the East's setting last week, Mike, Chris, and Chigg create a Kuei-Jin player character, Mapuana, and discuss the character creation process and rules for this sourcebook. Spoiler Alert: Chris and Chigg like the game better after learning the rules. :p Darker Days is testing out a new format, please let us know what you think! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn . To stay up to date, subscr...
Feb 22, 2019•43 min•Ep. 96
Join the Darker Days team for Episode #100! Mike, Chris, and Chigg tackle the most hotly demanded book from the past 99 episodes... Kindred of the East! The team focuses solely on Kindred of the East's Middle Kingdom setting, exploring the monstrous creation of the Second Breath, the stabilizing nature of the Dharmic Paths, and ponder what the intended game structure is supposed to be. Get ready for some crossover discussion, with a lot of ideas thrown around for Vampire, Mage, Wraith, and Mummy...
Feb 16, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 95
Live from PAX Unplugged, Mike is joined by Vampire: the Requiem developer Danielle Lauzon! The two discuss the growth of PAX, the resurgence of Vampire: the Requiem, Danielle's extensive resume, and some of her rad upcoming work for Chronicles of Darkness, particularly for Mage: the Awakening! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify ! Links For This Episode: Midnight Express P...
Feb 01, 2019•19 min•Ep. 94
Mike is roaming the isles of the UK, and arrives in Sheffield, "Steel City", and so meets up with Chris and James for this episode. We discuss recent White Wolf and Onyx Path Publishing news, plus chat about gaming, before delving into some Sheffield inspired Secret Frequency material. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episode: White Wolf Entertainment: http://www.white-wolf.com/ Occam's Laser ...
Jan 25, 2019•57 min•Ep. 93
Chris was at Dragonmeet 2018, in London last December, a day after getting back from Boston, and he sat down with Onyx Path Publishing freelancers and developers David Brookshaw and Christopher Allen. They chat all about the releases coming up, plus some more exclusive information for Mummy: the Curse 2nd Edition and Deviant: the Renegades. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episode: White Wolf ...
Jan 18, 2019•45 min•Ep. 91
Live from PAX Unplugged, Mike is joined by Onyx Path writer Crystal Mazur! The two discuss the growth of PAX, the dynamism of Onyx Path, Crystal's street cred, and her first work for Onyx Path Publishing - the upcoming Chicago by Night 5th Edition! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episode: Crystal's Website: https://www.thegeekypanda.com/ Chicago by Night Backerki...
Jan 12, 2019•13 min•Ep. 92
You listened to our first foray into the world of Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition. You've played Ascension Night. Now you can play the sequel and learn more about Manchester by Night. Make Blood Boil is a scenario for Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition, available on the Storyteller's Vault. This document provides you more history regarding Manchester by Night, the story itself, and a set of characters ready to play. How will you survive Make Blood Boil? Be sure to check us out on Facebook o...
Jan 04, 2019•3 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Join Mike, James and Craig ( Red Moon Roleplaying ) as they take the role of a band of vagabonds in the Ostermark, near the shattered city of Mordheim, and as Chris as GM leads them through a tale of betrayal, horror and dark desires. We explore the setting and the rules of this new version of the Warhammer RPG, by Cubicle 7. Intro and outro music by Occam's Laser . Extra music by Music: www.videoblocks.com and www.hooksounds.com Buy Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Game from Cubicle 7 Do you want to ...
Dec 31, 2018•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 88
Chris and Sam come to visit Mike in Boston, and they meet up with live action superstars Garett and Tyler of Reverie Studios. As tea is served and soft holiday music plays in the background, Chris and Sam review the city of Boston, while Garett and Tyler introduce their crusade to bring Nordic LARP to the United States. In particular, they introduce Eskhaton, an apocalyptic immersion LARP inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, coming up this April in Providence, Rhode Island! The crew finishes...
Dec 21, 2018•52 min•Ep. 87
Join Mike, Chigg and James as they take the role of a Venator gang in the depths of Hive Primus on the world of Necromunda, and as Chris as GM leads them through a tale of betrayal, horror and thrilling adventure. We explore the setting and the rules of this new version of the 40k RPG, by Ulisses North America. Intro and outro music by Occam's Laser . Extra music by Music: www.hooksounds.com. Buy Wrath and Glory from Ulisses North America Do you want to hear more about World of Darkness Around t...
Dec 05, 2018•3 hr 33 min•Ep. 86
Oh what sweet summer children we were, recording an episode about war in the World of Darkness just a week before V5 Anarchs and Camarilla hit the streets... On this exciting installment, Chris introduces listeners to the brand new Warhammer 40,000 role-playing game Wrath & Glory, giving listeners insight into the setting and mechanics of this epic game. Continuing the theme, Mike reviews the Chronicles of Darkness sourcebook Dogs of War, while Chigg reviews the award winning Wraith: the Gre...
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 85
Chigg and Mike sit down with star storyteller, Joe! A moderator of the World of Darkness Discord and a luminary of the Chilean gaming scene, Joe explains the history of roleplaying games in his country and how World of Darkness exploded on the scene in the mid-2000s. Do you want to hear more about World of Darkness Around the World? Let us know! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episode: World ...
Oct 02, 2018•47 min•Ep. 83
You listened to our first foray into the world of Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition. Now is your chance to run the same story at your table top. Ascension Night is now available for Pay What You Want on the Storyteller's Vault, and can be found here: This document provides you everything you need to know about Manchester by Night, the story itself, and a set of characters ready to play. How will you survive Ascension Night? Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Communi...
Sep 20, 2018•3 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Chigg interviews Martin, Freja, Karim, Karl, and Juhana about Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition. The topics range from production page counts to Anarchs, and Camarilla to Second Inquisition. Enjoy! Tune in next episode for some long awaited Chronicles of Darkness content too! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episode: World of Darkness: https://www.worldofdarkness.com/ Midnight Express Podcas...
Aug 14, 2018•18 min•Ep. 81
Changeling renegade Chigg brings listeners another clandestine GenCon recording, as White Wolf hosts a panel introducing Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition! White Wolf brings in a host of authors to discuss the development process, tantalize fans about future releases, and illustrate their path forward in the world of darkness and the world of licensing. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episo...
Aug 04, 2018•52 min•Ep. 80
London is burning and they're on the run. Destitute, low on blood, and out of gas, four kindred escape the Second Inquisition only to find themselves shunned by the cloistered Camarilla of Manchester. But after their new haven is burned down by a rival coterie, these neonates show the city that they messed with the wrong bloodsuckers. Join the full cast of Darker Days Radio for the very first live play of Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition! We explore Manchester by Night, explain and demonstrat...
Jul 26, 2018•3 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 79
From a tomb beneath the frozen wastelands of Sweden, Karim Muammar and Matthew Dawkins of White Wolf Entertainment join Mike and Chris to give an overview of Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition (still available for preorder from Modiphius). Karim is the chief editor, and has developed the new systems that are in the undead heart of V5. Matthew Dawkins (recently announced as Senior Community Director for White Wolf) is one of the writers on V5, following up his work with Onyx Path Publishing on Be...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 77
UKGE 2018 Round-up Chris and James discuss UKGE 2018 , which they attended a few weeks back. There are a whole host of interviews here, such as with; Modiphius , Grimlord Games , Sins , Lamentations of the Flame Princess , and Para-Bellum Wargames . We also got to have a go at Paizo's Pathfinder 2.0, Games Workshop's Shadespire, and of course Chris reflects on running demo games of White Wolf's Vamprie the Masquerade 5th ed. There are also 2 other interviews, one with Matt McElroy of Onyx Path P...
Jun 22, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 75
From the darkest, grimiest corners of urban myth come Brendan Carrion and Adam Sink of the Full Metal RPG Podcast! These two master storytellers join Mike and Chris to show listeners how to amp up their games, double down on terror, and accidentally mix My Little Pony with Hellraiser. Combined with some hot takes on Vampire 5th Edition and a secret frequency on the real life Fall River Satanic Cult, this is a must listen episode! Remember to check out the Full Metal RPG Horrorism and Survivalism...
Jun 16, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 74
Chris speaks to Az Drummond of Mythic Games , and they talk about the upcoming Kickstarter for their new game, Solomon Kane. Apologies for the popping in the audio - lost the windshield for the mic, and no press area this year, so I was not sure how close to the mic I needed to be, but I tried to clean it as best as I can. Special thanks to Occam's Laser for providing new music for our intro, outro, and bumpers Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up...
Jun 07, 2018•14 min•Ep. 73
Chris speaks to Matt McElroy of Onyx Path publishing to talk about UKGE, and all the products and games that are coming out, Kickstarters, and future events that OPP want to attend. Apologies for the popping in the audio - lost the windshield for the mic, and no press area this year, so I was not sure how close to the mic I needed to be. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links For This Episode: World of Darkn...
Jun 03, 2018•12 min•Ep. 72
UKGE 2018 Chris and James discuss UKGE 2018 , which they will be attending this coming Friday and Saturday We discuss which products we are excited to glimpse there and more. Timestamps: 0.27 - What have we been doing? 15.40 - UKGE Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time...
May 28, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 71
After Mike and Chigg have a stressful week, Matt offers to run a game of Gamma World 7th Edition: 4th Edition. Get ready for a spooky actual play adventure starring the curious Igneous George and the enigmatic Man in Yellow... Time Stamps: 00:04:07 - Actual Play Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Ber...
May 24, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 70
Mike and Chris sit back to explore... Beast: the Primordial?! That's right, the show begins with a positive review of the final two chapters of the Beast Players Guide, and then dives into other news, like the V5 preorders, return of Vampire: the Eternal Struggle to print, and upcoming Cyberpunk Live Action events. In the World of Darkness segment, Mike discusses Wraith's Risen as portrayed in Hunter: the Walking Dead. Chris then presents an enthralling secret frequency on poltergeist activity i...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 69
Saturnine Night Chris, Sam, and James discuss Promethean the Created 2nd ed, and go through the setting material, some of the mechanics, why we enjoy the setting and what we would play or explore within the game. We also discuss various events coming up and that have passed, including the "Gaming the Gothic" event recently at the University of Sheffield, and HorrorconUK, also in Sheffield. Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including; Various Frakenstein mov...
Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 66
What is this, some sort of joke? Mike and Chigg present a humorous episode on H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, exploring four of his short stories in an extra long secret frequency. This episode also includes some super out-dated news from 2017, blasphemous rumors, and a compelling analysis of Boston game stores. Time Stamps: 6:20 - News 16:30 - Secret Frequency Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes ! Links F...
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 65
Despite high power government jamming, reducing audio quality to one quarter, Mike and Chigg start up the Secret Frequency once more. They diseminate critical storyteller information about pirate radio stations, historical cases of broadcast signal intrusion, and finally, the Toynbee Tiles. Stay tuned for Part 1, coming soon. Do not adjust your podcatcher. We control the vertical, and the horizontal. And The Messengers definitely aren't angels. Special thanks to Occam's Laser for providing new m...
Mar 21, 2018•39 min•Ep. 64
Raging at the Moon Chris, Sam, and James discuss Werewolf the Forsaken 2nd edition, and go through the setting material, some of the mechanics, why we enjoy the setting and what we would play or explore within the game. Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including; American Werewolf in London Gingersnaps Howl Company of Wolves Dog Soldiers Spring The Thing The Ritual Being Human Silent Hill 2 Honeymoon Cat People Supernatural Hemlock Grove Black Swan Tetsuo ...
Feb 28, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 63
Chris and Chigg are joined by Matt Webb from Jackalope Live Action Studios to talk about their upcoming Nordic/bespoke LARP event in Austin, Texas - The Night In Question . Matt explains the nature of this event, the production levels, immersion, and mechanics, which will allow players to explore the World of Darkness from the perspective of humans and vampires in the throes of a Sabbat feeding frenzy and mass embrace! Find more about Jackalope Live Action studios on facebook and twitter . Speci...
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 62
